[7873a7c] | 1 | <sect1 id="pre-typography">
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| 2 | <title>Typography</title>
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| 3 | <?dbhtml filename="typography.html" dir="preface"?>
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[797e544] | 4 |
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[7873a7c] | 5 | <para>To make things easier to follow, there are a few typographical
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| 6 | conventions used throughout the book. Following are some examples:</para>
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[797e544] | 7 |
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[21ba4e3] | 8 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr</userinput></screen>
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[797e544] | 9 |
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[b822811] | 10 | <blockquote><para>This form of text is designed to be typed exactly
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[2c094d6] | 11 | as seen unless otherwise noted in the surrounding text. It is also used
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[b822811] | 12 | in the explanation sections to identify which of the commands is being
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[26e62aa] | 13 | referenced.</para></blockquote>
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[797e544] | 14 |
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[b822811] | 15 | <para><filename>install-info: unknown option
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| 16 | `--dir-file=/mnt/lfs/usr/info/dir'</filename></para>
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[797e544] | 17 |
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[b822811] | 18 | <blockquote><para>This form of text (fixed width text) is showing screen
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[26e62aa] | 19 | output, probably as the result of commands issued, and is also used to
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[a6505d9] | 20 | show filenames, such as <filename>/etc/ld.so.conf</filename>.</para></blockquote>
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[797e544] | 21 |
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[b822811] | 22 | <para><emphasis>Emphasis</emphasis></para>
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[797e544] | 23 |
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[b822811] | 24 | <blockquote><para>This form of text is used for several purposes in the
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[a2cd10f] | 25 | book, mainly to emphasize important points, and to give examples of
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[b822811] | 26 | what to type.</para></blockquote>
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[797e544] | 27 |
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[a52b2c2] | 28 | <para><ulink url="&lfs-root;"/></para>
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[797e544] | 29 |
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[b822811] | 30 | <blockquote><para>This form of text is used for hyperlinks, both within the
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[1e163254] | 31 | book and to external pages such as HOWTOs, download locations and
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| 32 | websites.</para></blockquote>
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[797e544] | 33 |
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[21ba4e3] | 34 | <screen><userinput>cat > $LFS/etc/group << "EOF"</userinput>
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[849d8b3] | 35 | root:x:0:
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| 36 | bin:x:1:
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| 37 | ......
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[797e544] | 38 | <userinput>EOF</userinput>
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[21ba4e3] | 39 | </screen>
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[797e544] | 40 |
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[b822811] | 41 | <blockquote><para>This type of section is used mainly when creating
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[1b62790] | 42 | configuration files. The first command tells the system to create
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[b822811] | 43 | the file $LFS/etc/group from whatever is typed on the following lines until
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| 44 | the sequence EOF is encountered. Therefore, this whole section is generally
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| 45 | typed as seen.</para></blockquote>
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[797e544] | 46 |
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| 47 | </sect1>
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| 48 |
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